Samaj Lab

New preprint on unique SOD spliced variant important for stomatal movement biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Check out our new preprint on unusual regulation of CuZnSOD in Arabidopsis, independent of its ROS decomposing function. biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

rdcu.be/fng0T New paper in Molecular Horticulture. Stress-induced kinase affects microtubule organization in alfalfa. New double transgenic lines as a reliable tool for future use in precision agriculture and targeted weed control based on microtubule inhibitors.

A new preprint on tonoplast cytokinin riboside transporter important for plant-microbe interactions biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Final version of our MAPK paper is out: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Plant MAPKs: Killers or protectors? Find more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

When stress drives you to kidnap: RACK1A sequesters FSD1 into stress granules during salt stress academic.oup.com/plphys/article…

RACK1A interacts and colocalizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis (Pavol Melicher , Petr Dvořák , Maryna Tsinyk , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plphys… @ASPB #PlantSci

New baby in our microscopy labs.

I am glad to share our new review article on Linking Superoxide Production and Scavenging in Plant Development published online in Plant, Cell & Environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pc…

RACK1A interacts and co-localizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis academic.oup.com/plphys/article…

KATANIN promotes cell elongation and division to generate proper cell numbers in maize organs biorxiv.org/content/10.110… ♻️

@TonniGrube Congrats Tonni and allthebest for your future lab in Zurich.

Six years ago, I started at the MPIPZ with a head full of ideas. What a journey. I’m thrilled to share that, from Jan 2026, I will be moving to Zurich as a chaired associate professor at the University of Zurich. A new chapter, and plenty of roots still to grow. Can’t wait!

@MedicagoCrew Congrats

@MedicagoCrew Congrats. 😃

With this review in Plant Physiology, we look at ABCG transporters, from in silico modeling and the recent advancements in the structural biology perspective. doi.org/10.1093/plphys… Image credit to Ola Bigos 😎

Protein and genetic interactions between RACK1A and FSD1 modulate plant development and stress granule-dependent response to salt in Arabidopsis. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Check out our latest preprint highlighting the RACK1A-dependent localization of FSD1 within stress granules. This may be the first study to demonstrate that antioxidants can be sequestered in these condensates. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Na zvýšení odolnosti vojtěšky vůči chladu, suchu a zasolení půdy je zaměřen nový projekt katedry biotechnologií @prfupol ve spolupráci s @msstate. @Samaj_lab @UPOlomouc #vojteska #alfalfa facebook.com/share/p/18UL4T…

Scientists from the Palacký University Olomouc and the USA will use genetic engineering to increase the resistance of alfalfa: Palacký University Olomouc upol.cz/nc/en/news/new…